While fallout from Pope Francis's Oct. 4--29 Synod of Bishops on Synodality continues to fuel Catholic debate in the West, arousing disappointment in some quarters and cautious optimism in others, most churchgoers in Brazil -- the world's largest Catholic nation -- don't seem to have paid much attention to the whole synodal exercise, the Crux website reports today (Oct. 31, 2023).
In the opinion of many Brazilian analysts, the unique realities of Brazilian culture, and of the Church in the world's largest Catholic nation, may combine to make the synod seem less relevant to their situation.
"Most Brazilian Catholics who want some kind of transformation have a disagreement with their priest's pastoral approach. They might want him to be more progressive or more traditionalist. That's not connected to great reforms," said Francisco Borba Neto, director of the Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo's Center of Faith and Culture.
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